Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln accurate?
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[@allisonmeer3425]

natalie portman as jackie kennedy was straight up eerie. she's insanely talented

[@Tinymoezzy]

She didn't look like her, but how she carried herself and her inflections were spot on.

[@The_shark213]

I feel like natalie is one of those actresses u ask for a role and she delivers the goods

[@hexyko4850]

She is a good actress The soundtrack to Jackie is also phenomenal I've been a huge fan of the composer since 2012

[@jaykapolka6111]

I think that accent was absolutely atrocious. Her accent was unique but it definitely wasn't THAT lol. She went too far with it.

[@leibun]

@@jaykapolka6111 Um ... were you listening when they played the lines for lines?It was SPOT ON

[@SMATF5]

"Hey there, partner!" -Genghis Khan

[@nspector]

Hahahahahaha

[@calebgamble4132]

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[@tarajh]

🤦🏽‍♀️

[@David-se5ph]

🤦🏾‍♂️ as in the words of the expert, “Who the f*ck would let this happen?”

[@marcziegenhain8420]

@@David-se5ph Me

[@Mandyn8868]

This man could probably convince me i'm doing my own accent wrong

[@latonyanewsome0]

😂

[@pu-FP]

Me being aussie and havingborderline no aussie accent... i feel that😂

[@blxk_child]

That back and forth with Will Smith and Mohammed Ali was pure gold

[@Merdicano]

Huge gold, like pure karat gold

[@dackieaollivierre3800]

24 karat gold lol neat

[@alexanderrobins7497]

Gold? His impression was pure platinum.

[@rose_thorn30]

@@Merdicano tuiitttioiuiuiutuiiuu to i have yto yito tto for tufor tu to the the world of that you you have a great time and to and your family are are always always here and we all have to get an an old man who knows if i can get him

[@rose_thorn30]

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[@TaylorRaeBooks]

I think Erik has convinced me that acting is much harder than I ever thought.

[@luzjackson9419]

"Erik is still a dialect coach who can't stop talking about linguistics" 😂 off to a great start

[@jaydablake8459]

Well of course it is. Did you think it was easy? There are hundreds, probably thousands even, of factors and preperation that go into acting. And if you want to actually be a good one, even more.

[@mayaradepaulam]

It requires LOTS of study to be a good actor.

[@josepablomartinez-rendon9484]

I’m literally persuing a theatre arts degree and, let me tell you, yes it motherf**king is.

[@matrixphijr]

@@jaydablake8459 The phrase "much harder than I ever thought" does not ever imply anything is easy.

[@ShirleyTSaint]

This dude is the Bob Ross of dialects, lol. Soothing.

[@semonerobinson8903]

Yes

[@bluegenes801]

"And let's add a happy little diphthong right in there. It's your world."

[@nauyavidahl8825]

Shirley Toussaint I watched this as I was falling asleep, can confirm that this is in fact so soothing.

[@elonmush4793]

love this guy! please more :)

[@doodlebug7250]

Right?? Like I can't stop coming back and watching these videos, not only are they fascinating but they're also super relaxing

[@jopabr24]

Tell me more, accent daddy.

[@nikiforos1750]

pronunciation papi

[@__elgamoth__]

*dialect daddy

[@tink6225]

accent alpha

[@Dontstalkme378]

modulation macho

[@notabestfriend432]

*Jesus has left the chat*

[@ncooty]

I bet he and his spouse have interesting arguments about tone of voice. :) A: Don't use that tone with me! B: What tone?! A: Ohhhhh, don't get me started!

[@jaxon_6749]

Which tone would you like?

[@David-se5ph]

😎😎😎😎

[@JC_Cali]

But the shade of the announcer introducing this guy "He's really into linguistics" 😂

[@4TheRightJAYZUSIsAVirtueSignal]

I think it might be him lol

[@beachhum]

It’s himself. Makes it funnier!

[@bguzewi0]

John Wayne did a spot on John Wayne accent in that Genghis Khan performance.

[@plushpuppy32]

bguzewi0 this is the best comment

[@LaPoubelle42]

and here we have john wayne playing john wayne as genghis khan

[@devintariel3769]

Ford LaBoube alright pilgrim, bring over that Tatar woman

[@saheliumd7182]

plushpuppy32 I second this comment

[@cypher787]

best khan performance ever

[@Ebiru2387]

Lol i love how he called out the Selena performance. That movie would have been better if J Lo didn't insert 50% of herself while trying to play Selena.

[@Leahh823]

She has a hard time not showboating. It’s part of the reason I don’t enjoy her that much as an actress. She can’t seem to strip herself down.

[@nisha5669]

It’s interesting to see people wanna criticize it now because a lot of fans and even Selena’s own family feel that jlo acting wasfairly accurately. I think the movie was perfectly phenomenal and especially if you take a good look at the series they just did on Netflix I bet you’re gonna think the movie is better to

[@ghostface1500]

@@nisha5669 her performance was never great i still enjoy the movie

[@HAL-st4ll]

@@Leahh823 watch Hustlers then. She strips herself down there

[@Leahh823]

@@HAL-st4ll haha 😂

[@starshine6472]

I love how respectful and diplomatic Erik was in pointing out areas where actors did not match certain accent patterns of the individuals they were portraying.

[@alrightyru]

Common Australian Naomi Watts trying on cultured English Diana was a travesty!

[@TeatroGrotesco]

I noticed the point he made, 'If I were to nit pick..."

[@grahamvandyke]

Jamie Foxx playing Ray Charles was mind blowing. He REALLY did Ray Charles justice in the movie. I've heard he's up for the role of Mike Tyson, and I think he's the perfect actor to do it.

[@dcquence]

Its too bad Ray didnt live long enough to see the movie.

[@motherdaughter17]

@@dcquence he got to sit thru the first edit of the movie 😊

[@hivnegativ8465]

@@dcquence 😂

[@matthiascerebri3315]

Not in the case of Electro, but therefore the more with Django!

[@chadhero37]

I'm pretty sure he use to do the imitation as a joke, to be funny. Then, he got paid to do a serious imitation

[@MissNebulosity]

"Who the f**k let this happen?!" I laugh so hard every time.

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

Yeah that was pretty good.

[@Jessi-fh9bz]

I don't get it?

[@itpaynesme]

Jessi 3005 look up who Genghis Khan is on google if you don’t know and then consider how American/westernised his character in the movie is.. Amongst many other things.

[@dathunderman4]

It’s interesting that both times it has happened for white people playing asian characters. Hollywood definitely loves to whitewash asian storylines and characters for some reason

[@jessieeee]

I NEED Erik's analysis of Lady Gaga portraying Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci! She sounds a bit off to me, but some people are praising the accent, I need this guy's insight in this 😂

[@carolinacuello7853]

I only saw the trailer but I agree with you. She seems to be doing the same that J Law did in Red Sparrow.

[@Estebanmdp100]

🤔🤔

[@ThatWeirdoRightThere]

Yeah I think Gaga puts too much stress into her accent and she doesn’t have the proper inflections at the end of her words like Patrizia did. But that’s probably mostly due to Gaga not being a native Italian speaker

[@starlight.2467]

She's doing more of an Italian - American than actual Italian..... At least in my opinion

[@robertandkristinhall5006]

This and an updated video of Princess Di compared to The Crown!

[@amanda-241]

And at 4:35 I'm sitting alone on my couch just hissing "sss ssssss" to myself. Now im weird lol

[@Joe_Parmesan]

I've been trying at least a third of these accents. We're both weirdos 😁

[@amanda-241]

For sure lol

[@eveitsnotthatserious1677]

🙋🏽‍♀️ same

[@nolaray1062]

Ive been trying the last 15 minutes to say it with front of tongue up and can’t 🤣

[@devidmoore6141]

Hello Amanda

[@elysseussy]

to be fair i'm not surprised jesse eisenberg didn't go for the voice, it must have been difficult to simulate a robot pretending to be human

[@cheesy2440]

It’s hard enough for him to play not Jesse eisenberg

[@sleepykat9]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinagee4364]

a human pretending to be a robot pretending to be a human

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

Aw snap

[@jennymattback3780]

Not even funny, Zucherberg is not a goddamned robot. Stop with the dumb conspiracies. Everyone knows he's a Lizard. Get your facts straight.

[@TheShojsauce]

Give this guy a tv show. I'd watch it every week.

[@leonardopandeli1764]

Every episode would be analyzing, how to do an accent, and how to make a famous impersination

[@raviolimaster]

@@leonardopandeli1764 or it would be Tosh.o

[@zaxmom2006]

Me too!

[@cookiepie01]

Yes absolutely!

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

andy hjortshoj no kidding, me too!

[@clayfoster8234]

Being old enough to remember Julia Childs, Meryl Streep’s performance was so incredibly spot on it made you almost want to laugh it was so uncanny.

[@clemcadiddlehopper5706]

Erik’s date - “So what do you do for fun?” Erik - “Have you ever heard of tooth fronting?

[@NightshadeGoddess]

"Erik is still a dialect coach who can't stop talking about linguistics" 😂 off to a great start

[@sajjadurrafat8360]

🤣🤣

[@cereal_qilla]

Ashton kutcher playing Steve Jobs just sounds like Ashton Kutcher playing Micheal Kelso which just sounds like Ashton Kutcher playing Ashton Kutcher

[@ericawilliams8164]

Cereal_Quilla I was laughing at the way he pronounced "ay-uh-pull" the same way Kelso always pronounced "Jay-uh-kee."

[@4TheRightJAYZUSIsAVirtueSignal]

Honestly his performance is decent though

[@WinedandDined27]

That’s called not being a good actor

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

Yeah kutcher couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag.

[@aymanahmed2729]

TBH, I don't know how Ashton Kutcher ended up as an actor.

[@emilyt6116]

Natalie Portman's Jackie Kennedy though! Holy!

[@skzpop]

so i just found out that i make my s sounds with my tongue tip up when i'm talking in german (my native language) but with my tongue tip down when talking in english and i don't even know why i'm so excited about this

[@steadfast101]

minholy I don’t either but I thought that was really interesting

[@amia560]

ooo!! i tried that in swedish and korean and my tongue tip is always down, like it is in english. it might be because swedish and korean are my second and third languages respectively, but it's still something interesting.

[@lilicorrea8515]

You made me try it and I do tongue tip up in English and down in spanish!

[@user-gb8mb4sg7p]

The opposite is true for me

[@amandavanderlaan8863]

Up in Dutch, up in English for me.

[@person-iw8qj]

"erik is still a dialect coach, who cannot stop talking about linguistics"

[@KittyPieVibes]

duck quack

[@-L.S]

quek

[@_roseanevieira]

Acting convincingly is harder than we imagine.

[@randyking3057]

OMG YES!

[@keonihunter1635]

Rose Vlogs good acting**

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

@@keonihunter1635 even bad acting is hard though. I mean it's nerve racking by nature, perhaps it's deserving of more consideration than a hard "no".

[@keonihunter1635]

AlchemistOfNirnroot bad acting is not hard... anyone can be bad at anything

[@grahamvandyke]

@@keonihunter1635 This is just too good. I'm sitting here giggling at this comment.

[@josephhalevy6782]

This man is a gold mine for Wired. He has the charm to move ten million viewers to watch to the very end of each video. Part of it is how fascinating this whole topic is. Part of it is his beautiful accent. Part of it is the way he looks, admit it. To top it all off, he now has a beard and looks a thousand times better.

[@lauraswearingen-steadwell787]

Absolutely. Sapiosexual eye/ear candy, for days.

[@rome8180]

Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin is one of the best performances I've ever seen. The movie itself is fantastic, too.

[@scottdowney4103]

This guy is great. He is the perfect example of what so many great teachers do - he loves his subject, wants to know as much about it as possible, and wants other people to love it too. Great stuff.

[@natalieclipsham6626]

scott downey well put :)

[@KimBlaQue]

Yes!

[@solongfairwellkim]

I don't know why, but when ever this man's face is lit up by approval, I become really proud of that act-person.

[@djordan22]

Act-person? Why not just say actor. It's not gender specific.

[@solongfairwellkim]

+djordan22 cuz I'm foreiger! 쪼다얌!ㅋㅋㅋ just do your thing man. don't waste your last minute net-neutrality freedom!

[@eziraphale8436]

no no Every actor and actress is now going to be called an "act-person." I love this.

[@uniqueLeo08]

I feel the same way!!!

[@uniqueLeo08]

Skyler Gallagher being PC I see. This person meant act - person like they said. If you had read English is not their first language. And an actor is in fact a person who acts so act-person it is.

[@LilyGrace95]

As an actor (or trying to be anyway), I find this stuff invaluable. Dunno about anyone else, but I find it fascinating how certain inflections and cadences can make up so much of a personality, and be so unique to each person.

[@sr7129]

Same here. Go us 😂😂😂

[@zimtastic1171]

Best of luck in your future endeavors! Eta: didn't realize this comment was so old. My bad. Point still stands, though 😊

[@sargbarz]

I like this guy

[@Nhaunderstood]

Sarg Barz who don't 😆

[@dlilwon]

Me too, i wanna climb him

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Kind of a roundabout way to come out of the closet but okay...

[@MelissaSamms]

Agreed! He's very engaging

[@NekoMouser]

I do too, but his ear is WAY more attuned to some of these more subtle sound differences than mine are. Good for him. Interesting to watch.

[@msjkramey]

I want this guy to analyze how I speak and what my vocal posture is and how I enunciate

[@etamika]

Me too! I've been told I have an English accent over my New York one, even though I only ever lived in Harlem.

[@kamikoblalark3896]

I was just saying this to my mom - I wonder how he, or any other linguistic expert, would analyze and interpret how I speak. Would be very interesting to hear what they would have to say about it.

[@lvl4k225]

Gosh, haven't you little to worry about.

[@whatthefudgedud]

you're not relevant bud.. no offense

[@lvl4k225]

iamsexyandyouknowit and thats the way I like it uh-huh uh-huh. Also, you said that because it's what you think about daily. Your name gives it away too. You seek attention and arent getting it. You're probably a good person too.

[@mattysheehan9786]

Jamie foxx is an underrated actor, pretty impressive to be able to do that with your mouth the entire time incorporating it with the whole movements

[@maggiekarabel123]

He also had his eyelids glued shut which is a form of torture that I can’t even imagine. He just killed it, like Erik says it’s so fully integrated into his whole personality.

[@toby6418]

I just feel like Cheadle is a really under-appreciated actor in general

[@jgw5491]

Did you notice that both Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe spoke with that breathy little girl quality? I think it was a fifties affectation and obviously a quality JFK liked in his women.

[@ririschannelx]

that’s kinda creepy

[@_yellow]

I don't think being attracted to it is creepy. But when you actively go after a certian thing, it becomes creepy.

[@private755]

Makes sense to be a 50s affectation since it was admirable/desirable in the context of the time for women to be demure and more kitten-like than powerful or intimidating

[@andrewh.4186]

Yes, but they weren't Nearly as breathy and girly as the people acting them. It was way overdone, and came across way more coy and less upper-class confident.

[@hannahwebster5606]

watch disney films and compare Snow White's voice to Belle or Mulan or more recent films.

[@stevenpelleriti09]

I think Marshall Mathers did a really really good job nailing Eminem's voice in 8 Mile, definitely deserves some recognition

[@ruthrichardson9717]

stevenpelleriti09 I see what you did there xD

[@AlanaBananaCanada]

Mom's spaghetti

[@stevenhaskell9025]

stevenpelleriti09 hey.... cool first name.

[@clockworkgirl7387]

stevenpelleriti09 Wait, you mean he wasn't actually going for Slim Shady?

[@goodhumourwagon]

The fact that he was lauded for an excellent " acting performance " was absurd. Like most talentless Hip-hop artists who try to transition into acting- they essentially play themselves.

[@iamatn3317]

I remember watching Ray in theaters and completely forgot he was in the movie until the very end when he met his mother again in that dream. Amazing acting, well deserved Oscar.

[@realandon6489]

I love it when he actually does the accent :D

[@jasminejoseph7858]

When homeboy gives that smile and tilts his head, you know the accent is legit.

[@vianeyboruel504]

Jasmine Joseph yes

[@brookenjonas]

YASSS

[@saxonedmonds1478]

Kevin Spacey threatening to pull down peoples underwear hasn't aged very well.

[@chrisgarrison1503]

Ha lmao I think I know what your gettin at

[@sammygirl6910]

Yeah, that was pretty yuck.

[@cr5990]

r/agedlikemilk

[@Splooj69]

LOL

[@GoddessLuna23]

Witty joke...lol!

[@YvieT81]

Meryl must have had a blast playing this role! Being able to be so over the top because the real person was actually like that!

[@tbeller80]

I really liked in this episode how he didn't just go through the academic part discussing the language, but could actually do some of it himself. You know your material sir.

[@mivowatcher]

I can't believe I just watched this 30min video and was entertained the *entire* *fucking* *time*

[@confounded_feline]

- "Things you'll only hear in the 2010's"

[@varolussalsanclar1163]

*laughs in opera*

[@martin2826]

HAhaha dat attention span, though.

[@RNCHFND]

Keena Rdk It's a new subject every new minute (31 actors and a 29 minute video), and there's a lot of cuts zooming in and out of the expert guy. It's a long video made for short attention spans people like me

[@elizabethcrossley6853]

Keena Rdk same.

[@lillycandyrose]

I really like Jesse Eisenberg, but let's be real. Jesse plays Jesse in every role.

[@lukaz3336]

He gave an amazing performance in the Social Network tho (everyone did) even if it wasn't accurate.

[@kylekondit9709]

@@lukaz3336 it was accurate in its character drama.

[@lukaz3336]

@@kylekondit9709 Not really.

[@lukaz3336]

@@kylekondit9709 He was portraying Mark Zuckerberg and he isn't really anything like that.

[@mwa1254]

I can’t help it but he is one of those actors I just don’t like. I know he is talented, and I thoroughly enjoyed his performance in Cafe Society, but perhaps it’s what you say, seems to play himself. Much like how many soap stars in the UK are actors where a lot generally play themselves.

[@trevorrapp7227]

Foxx and Meryl Streep impressed me the most in the video. Cuba Gooding really surprised me with how much emotion he put into his facial expression during that monologue as OJ. Compared to the real OJ who said the words without showing much emotion at all, it was an interesting choice.

[@grey7040]

Erik Singer's videos may be my favorite out of everything on Wired. He's engaging, he talks about things in a technical but accessible way to someone who doesn't have the foundational knowledge he has, and he engages with the media being shown very well.

[@wkrk12]

This is some quality damn content here. 30 minutes, no annoying nonsense, interesting subject matter, and an engaging and likable host.

[@xavierreichel8254]

Exactly. I love this guy.

[@angelas349]

Straight UP!

[@Merdicano]

Agreed

[@jay7tennis]

Erik Singer is awesome yes, but can we talk about the editor?! Those video clips that sorta respond is just amazing!

[@MorganKing95]

Indeed. I know it's just edited that way of course, but they fit in so well and "respond" so well like you say that it feels like Erik is on Skype with them or something

[@ilicarriedoll2843]

glad to know I'm not the only one noticed it XD

[@eartherinfire]

Really helps tie the room together.

[@john8606]

True. Also, the pace of the video is perfect. Not to fast, not to slow.

[@john8606]

@@lucyk9553 I like the word 'funnely' though...

[@marciagonzalezanez7986]

I will never stop loving this type of analysis, PLEASE keep doing them!!!!!!!!!

[@blablahblablah836]

I need way more of this man his vibe is just sooooo soothing

[@lulujdy]

It's like Muhammad Ali was singing every time he spoke. Soo much rhythm and meter in his voice, it's amazing

[@Prologue18]

lulujdy one hundred percent.

[@incorrectlypolitical9525]

He was the first rapper

[@craigusselman546]

His voice was so unique Will did a awesome job.

[@rimun5235]

Same with Martin Luther King.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Do you suppose it's connected to his ability to fight? Like, maybe there's this deeper sense of timing and rhythm that he's in touch with and tapping into. . . .

[@lauramcnally3452]

I love how he smiles when they're doing a good job

[@AAO-92]

Even I feel a sense of accomplishment and I have nothing to do with it.

[@laiqa_2203]

Laura McNally Especially the Gandhi one. Oh my

[@arispalate]

I liked watching him talk.. and the way he lit up when it was a scene he really enjoyed made my day

[@DanJanTube]

That Lincoln performance just blows me away every time I see it. I almost can't even watch the movie. Somehow DDL managed to reach "uncanny valley" territory while being (apparently) a real human being.

[@dewbert5984]

This is one of my favorite series on Wired, I can say that I've never clicked faster for a video on this channel.

[@KTK44]

On Wired? More like on KZbin!

[@tare_]

I hope this becomes a regular series until they run out of movie accents to cover.

[@gwalavision]

just was about to write the same comment

[@cpuassassin1422]

Ya these are awesome I always feel smarter listening to Erik.

[@dozer11]

Agreed! This info the amazing. I wish I understood accents better, but this is helping me so much!

[@waex3344]

Ashton Kutcher portrays every character as Ashton Kutcher

[@FarikoWishless]

SH S Lol exactly he's always the same. I like some of his stuff but XD it's always the same.

[@incorrectlypolitical9525]

He's just been playing Kelso over and over and over..

[@gedeyogam9096]

Well its asthon kutcher playing steve jobs playing asthon kucther...

[@1R0QU012]

I thought Jobs was a great movie. I think it failed because people only see Kutcher as Kelso despite Kutcher’s actual intelligence. It’s not Kutcher’s ability to act but rather his audience’s connection to the character of Kelso.

[@karissahuff6949]

The Butterfly Effect was pretty good.

[@greysunshine]

The Selena situation is a peculiar one. The family wanted to get this done as soon as possible. The movie is mostly highlights of her life through a rose-colored filter. Thousands of young women who really resembled Selena auditioned for the role. Jeniffer Lopez was cast based on being on her experience as an actress-albeit limited at the time, and her ability to dance. She looks nothing like Selena, but I shudder to think how much worse it would have been had a complete unknown been cast in her stead.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

But then again, casting someone who didn't have such a strong New York drawl and closer to TexMex could have helped

[@chickenpoodlesoup]

This man is simply amazing. I'd watch 100 more videos of him. His knowledge and enthusiasm is infectious

[@shawn4664]

WE DEMAND MORE ERIK SINGER

[@4TheRightJAYZUSIsAVirtueSignal]

Facts

[@Snubrevolver]

YES give the other guy the boot

[@p4cks]

I admire J-Lo. making so much money being distinctly average in everything you do is seriously impressive

[@TooLittleInfo]

Yeah, honestly that is pretty boss.

[@G-y_m]

Below average

[@alexangel4758]

How she’s the face of the Latina community is baffling

[@BigTuna-xs8ic]

Lol and she can't sing. Her dancing is amazing though.

[@aname4141]

@@alexangel4758 Her secret is that she believes that she’s so great at everything so much, enough people will believe her.

[@mcshivers6414]

Daniel Day-Lewis takes the cake for me. I am mesmerized by his acting. And Lincoln is no different. Incredible movie.

[@edh7071]

I was really interested in hearing about Johnny Cash's pronunciation of "when." I was in grade school in the mid 1950s, and we were specifically taught to pronounce the "wh" combination of letters as if the letters were arranged "hw" - aspirating the "h." (I still do it, and it's especially noticeable if I'm repeating the news reporter's mantra of "Who, What, Where, When and Why."

[@djbeema]

Hank Hill I tell you hwat

[@nihilisticbarbie]

Where were you growing up, in the south?

[@flatplant]

Cuba's version of OJ sounded emotional, OJ himself sounded like a sociopath.

[@vianeyboruel504]

Uncle Ben so true

[@mdgsk824]

It's one thing to make an artistic choice for a fictional character but in a biographical story it's deliberate misrepresentation. He actually portrait OJs character in a "better" light even though the other actors went for a accurate representaion of their roles. Makes no sense

[@DanielAvelan]

Let's assume for a second that he is innocent: the whole thing would be nightmarish at first, but don't you think that after a while the guy would be really tired and annoyed of being in jail, having the press climbing up his ass, constant rehearsals with his layers and attending several hours long court proccedings and interviews? I know I would have killed ten people just to have some peace if had to go through half of that shit.

[@Jennyfisch]

True. He is a great actor, but he can't play cold, at least I haven't seen that of him yet.

[@MA-lx8op]

i don't think cuba is the best actor out there. he plays every character the same.

[@TaylorIserman]

I would watch a tv show about accents with this guy as the host

[@bigstunna2049]

Taylor Iserman I'd binge a season of it

[@yogtheterrible]

I will always vote for more of these videos.

[@gokinsmen]

*Cunning Linguistics with Erik Singer*

[@maxxsteele9396]

gokinsmen well played sir. Well played ;)

[@SkidMcmarxx]

I would watch this guy do anything.

[@sarahherbert85]

I wish they offered a class like this back in high school! This kind of learning is just so fascinating to me..🤯

[@propogandalf]

This is extremely specialized. Wouldn't make sense to teach this in high school. Maybe you can enroll in a college linguistics course.

[@galaxyofreesesking2124]

This man is one of few people I consider a really good (or perhaps 'great') teacher.

[@nikksterr627]

Speaking of Fassbender, can we talk about how he does that high class British accent in inglorious basterds and then spoke in German with the same inflection? Loved it.

[@LilLilac]

What’s the time stamp?

[@tristanmoller9498]

This guy has such a developed sense of hearing, I can’t hear half the differences

[@AlanaBananaCanada]

Tristan Möller Thats because english is not your first language

[@frankm.2850]

I'm a native speaker and I couldn't pick up on a couple of these. The wh sound doesn't sound any different to me for example

[@AlanaBananaCanada]

Frank Martin Perhaps u need a hearing aid, because everyone can tell the diff when people annunciate the H in what when where why and white

[@carolynegeng9675]

Alana BananaCanada It is nuanced to some, more apparent to others. It doesn't mean we have hearing loss or don't speak English well.

[@JFlukejr]

What are you talking about he was just saying cool whistle

[@KailashCiaran]

I routinely say “YESS THEY AAARE” in my Jackie Kennedy voice and gesture and nobody has anybody what I’m doing 😂

[@bernardgena980]

Unforgettable UEFA Champions League Skills!!⭐️ ⭐️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKjSe5enqN5-hKM Enjoy the NEW VIDEO! Thank you so much❤️

[@ChristynaElaine]

Natalie Portman creeped me out 💀 gotta give her her props

[@TallicaMan1986]

plot twist. He isn't paused when the clips play, he just stops and does tableu.

[@OHYS]

Hehe this made me laugh

[@luxtp]

9:46

[@leonkallstrom2986]

TallicaMan1986 o

[@mrflibble1259]

17:01 impressive

[@mennograafmans1595]

@ArtisticGems _ The thing with Trump gave it away for me.

[@extremetee]

I have just spent over an hour listening to this guy describing how people talk and I am okay with that and actually feel like a better person!

[@katy4639]

I can’t stop watching these videos. He’s just awesome!

[@fauxcommander]

I'm seriously in love with this man.

[@brittneyhuggins9541]

vegan linguist he's gorgeous

[@godslaya4563]

Brittney Huggins Daddy!!

[@Abigpuppy]

vegan linguist I'll admit he's pretty damn charming

[@user-nf3hh8kn5r]

Right

[@Ae3lolz]

hed probably hate your skinny vegan ass

[@bjam89]

has jessie eisenberg ever played any other character type? every time i see him he speaks the same damned way

[@mdgsk824]

That's just him being himself. A cocky little smart ass

[@DanielAvelan]

He played the Joker in BvS.

[@gauthamgauri1735]

He played Lex not joker

[@bjam89]

and even as lex he still played himself

[@katiemp670]

he tends to play smart and witty characters very well, as, like him or not he is both of these things.

[@archeewaters]

thank you for breaking it down. it's fascinating!

[@queerasfolkbymoi]

I love these videos so much. I’d like to see him take on the whole The Crown cast!

[@sarazorz]

Erik Singer needs to do more KZbin videos. I LOVE his analyses.

[@koamaru613]

Analysi

[@91_C4_FL]

Eric should break down all of Tom Hank's portrayals of real people.

[@tbeller80]

@Black Ninja in that case, how well did Hanks do an Alabama accent?

[@tommyhallum2747]

I hear people say (southern accent) a lot but just like any other region of the country, for the most part every southern state has its own distinct sound.

[@cherrycoke3665]

Yea that are quite a lot of people

[@marijaobradovic6346]

I became so hooked on these expert opinion videos. So great. Btw, I don’t know if you saw movie The Last King of Scotland ( if you didn’t I highly recommend you to), but what Forest Whitaker did there is one of the finest peace of acting I have ever seen in my life in cinema or in theatre. He really did became Amin. I had goosebumps

[@MyMusic-cd3do]

Not only was this guy spot on and able to demonstrate a lot of what he was talking about himself, the editing was great!

[@mgk2020]

I'd love to have him break down my accent.

[@oneblacksun]

Does he have an online thing? You pay him to analyse your voice, something like that? That'd be nice.

[@inesbarbosa8517]

Don’t we all?

[@Zannypants666]

As someone who grew up in NY, Boston, and Texas, I would love for him to too

[@BigTuna-xs8ic]

@@Zannypants666 yikes now THATS an accent

[@basicradical3581]

Same bruh, my accent alternates between British, Nigerian and American apparently.

[@ozzy3684]

his intelligence makes him so attractive this is not up for debate

[@ilovebrittanator]

he's already attractive as it is so this is like a bonus

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

I haven't yet seen an unattractive linguist tbh. Just look at the two linguistic juggernauts, Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker (both are old men now, but in their prime they looked gooood)

[@ilovebrittanator]

you riiiight

[@age-ben4910]

He reminds me of comedian Daniel Tosh...idk why tho?

[@Tryonst704]

@@age-ben4910 spot on

[@AlexGonzalez-fp9gs]

I love the editing in this. The timing w the scenes is hilarious

[@mk4evah193]

Especially with the Zuckerberg one! 😂

[@yousefalnady]

that smile when Billie holiday was singing amazing

[@iknowCris]

I would love to see a video like this for the upcoming movie "The Disaster artist" James Franco vs Tommy Wiseau. That would be awesome

[@adrenalinevan]

I'd like to see him try and guess just what the hell Tommy Wiseau's accent is using his amazing super knowledge powers.

[@adamsapa2452]

Tsharli Foster definitely Polish. He sounds like every Polish-born American/Canadian family member I've ever known

[@adrenalinevan]

Adam Sapa well then maybe he can just go into detail about all of his mannerisms. Like a video explaining how to do the perfect Tommy Wiseau impression

[@adrenalinevan]

I'd just really like for him to do something Wiseau related

[@PONYBOYonline]

Oh hi mark

[@Noddles404]

ewan mcgregor is easily the saving grace of the star wars prequels

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

Noddles Where the plot and everything else is all boring and dull and badly written he was the light at the end of the tunnel

[@jdldrummer]

Wow. You really didn't think the prequels had interesting plots? The point is we KNEW what was going to happen... that's what prequels are....

[@MrShanester117]

Noddles Definitely true. I can't lie, I loved seeing Samuel L. Jackson. I don't think he did a great job so that was just my actor bias.

[@Kim-zf5dp]

I would also say the costume, hair and makeup department deserve some praise.

[@ozymandias5847]

Noddles Conor Mcgregor!! 49-1

[@daniellouis6665]

Omg I love this. Thanks for the fascinating video.

[@bookadmirer.3699]

All of Meryl's accents...Chef's kiss😍🤩

[@angelawossname]

No, her Australian accent was appalling.

[@bookadmirer.3699]

@@angelawossname HOW DARE YOU! LOL

[@deus_ex_machina_]

I must say the editing in these videos really helps make it entertaining.

[@notatruck2640]

Deus Ex Machina abortion-bortion-bortion

[@minamina99]

I could listen to Erik explain all the little details aaaaalll day. This is so fascinating!

[@zoekirk1848]

I could just listen to him talk all day tbh

[@Nimesay1]

same.

[@abuzaffarmohammed9561]

Mina Mina Now Girls just Calm down....

[@daniellehardy1127]

I LOVE these videos. His voice is soothing for some odd reason.

[@redvienna1316]

Just found out Erik is the dude that coached Austin Butler for Elvis, incredible stuff

[@AlexanderWung]

"Obi-Wan Kenobi wasn't a real person" *Oh I don't think so*

[@kevinfromsales6842]

Hello there

[@CapeSwooshProductions]

*TRIGGERED*

[@axalino]

This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them.

[@Qaztar44]

Another happy landing, then

[@nealeworthington4557]

He was real! It just happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Duh!

[@ianbent0n]

Whoever edited this did a great job.

[@meepmeepimajeep]

Ian Benton agreed

[@bushidobell1284]

I was waiting for someone to say it.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Thanks! :)

[@carrotlime]

16:34 "when you put that information in your profile that you bought a scarf, that's something that your friends might find interesting, right?" "no." "...um." 😂

[@livinontheedge7586]

Never cared about dialects or accents or speech patterns etc. until I started watching these videos of Erik teaching us about them. I find everything he says so interesting 🧐👌

[@mikal6217]

As a French person who became fluent in English only in my 20s, I realized the importance of original voice acting in actors' performances, and how Dubbing movies (which is extremely common in France) is litterally destroying 50% of the actor's efforts when they impersonate historical figures. It's remarkable, really. I love languages

[@hexyko4850]

Props to you. I am Brazilian and started learning English as a young child, but it's still not as good as I would like it to be I want to be more eloquent in both my native language and English, and to do that I need to have a big vocabulary and use less slang. I will be 22 this year. Learning a language is a lifelong process. Here we have excellent voice actors, but they don't really put an effort with accents except in rare cases. I like how they change the jokes and puns so they make more sense to us. That being said, if you're watching a biopic, chances are you will use subtitles and listen to the original audio. I prefer to watch cartoons dubbed, the rest I'll use subtitles. I'll only watch dubbed films if it's something unimportant, like a cheap comedy.

[@BBaaaaa]

@@hexyko4850 As a fellow brazilian, agreed! Great tips :) That's how I studied to become fluent in english, btw, good luck on your journey

[@maja194]

I feel that! I’m German, and dubbing is huge here as well. There is really a lot that’s lost on us, whether it’s idiolects or accents in general, but it does make the movies more accessible…

[@marianmeletlidiscrap]

Here (Greece) dubbing is not really as widespread as it is in a lot of other European countries. Generally, anything that is aimed towards children (or even all ages sometimes) is dubbed, and anything that is aimed towards adults is just subbed. Of course, there are exceptions to this (for example, the TV series Gotham has a Greek dub available)

[@slome815]

@@marianmeletlidiscrap It all depends on population. Here in Belgium (flanders), and the netherlands, subtitles are the norm for everything except children TV and movies. The dutch speaking population is just too small for dubs. I'm thankfull for this, it really has made me used to watching stuff in the original language, and very few dubs are well done anyway. Especially in TV interviews dubbing really bothers me, I think that when it's the news, subs should really be the norm everywhere. It does make it weird for many of us to see the adverse reaction many people have to subtitles, we're all just so used to it.